Bricked in: Mark Young builds on his Lego obsession.
By Michelle Herbison
LEGO trains have been Mark Young’s obsession since he stopped driving trucks.
The 45-year-old Newcomb resident said he had about five tonnes of Lego in a collection so large he was thinking of starting a backyard museum.
Mr Young will showcase his Lego creations at Rotary Club of Queenscliffe’s first Lego fan convention next month.
Mr Young said he spent about 10 to 15 hours weekly building and collecting Lego.
“I had to finish working seven years ago and that’s when I found ebay and it started to really take off.”
SueAnn Barber, of Melbourne-based Lego fan convention Brickvention, said Queenscliffe Bricks would be the first regional display her group had organised.
About 20 large tables would fill the Point Lonsdale Primary School Hall with displays including spaceships, dragons, Star Wars characters, model cars and a model of Buckingham Palace, she said.
“There are quite a few talented Lego builders in the region.”
Ms Barber said Lego fans tended to be between 15 and 45, mostly male and either engineers, IT workers or teachers.
Queenscliffe Rotary’s Fay Reinbach said a club member prompted plans to host a Lego exhibition after attending Brickvention in Melbourne.
“We’re expecting diehard Lego fans to come from all over the state,” Ms Reinbach said.
